DISA has released a DII COE kernel for Red Hat 7.2
This can be interpreted that the DoD is slowly accepting Linux as a "standard" server and workstation. http://www.disa.mil/coe/kpc/linuxpc.html
From the background: "... Answering a client's questions is dependent upon the knowledge a travel agent has acquired. Since `travel` is an intangible product, the communicative skills of the travel agent are paramount to success. The client relies on the travel agent's advice in making important vacation decisions. "
From the summary of the invention: "... In such case, the assistance that the fictitious person who appears on the video screen can give to the applicant in filing the tax form can be easily programmed on the videodisc. "
This seems to describe a "virtual" Max Headroom salesperson AI who can present online products uniquely packaged for a particular customer. I would argue that is a far cry from the your typical ecommerce site.
You feel completely comfortable using a communications system (ARPANET->INTERNET) partially developed to maintain military comms to tell us not to use your code in military systems.
A license change may not even be necessary. Apache and BSD license do not require source distribution, even to customers (although the DoD usually obtains ownership of code it pays to have developed).
As to OSS in the military. APACHE COE segments are used in the navy (although not libraried by DISA). DIICOE also uses TCL and PERL as standard components. There is much use of sendmail and BIND although that is because they are delivered as part of the OS with Solaris and HP-US. Some sites are deploying OpenSSH (hope they are following the CERTs). Heck, DII COE 2.0 seems to have been released into the public domain by the JPL (at least certain pieces of it) but there don't seem to be any copies laying around:-). XFTP and XDIR are used and NEDIT has been seen in a few places. DIICOE has a ZIRCON CHAT segment.
I believe that the security arguments have been somewhat answered. Noone believes that any software can be more insecure that MS products. But it seems that the same impediments exist for OSS adoption by DoD contractors as in the commericial industry. To Wit: who is to blame for the problems that occur and who will fix them. Most DoD contractors would want a reputable "owner" of any major software component that they could turn to who had the expertise to fix bugs and add features to meet the contractors/DoD requirements in a timely fashion.
>>>PKI is here to stay, and it would be wise for other browser makers to come up with support for this would it not?
Funny... we are fielding a PKI solution using Netscape Servers and browsers. What makes you think that "other" browsers don't support PKI?
do you think that Saddam would respect the requirements of GPL?
I assume that you mean, "Would Saddam disclose the Iraq's modifications to GPL code?"
And the answer is... he doesn't have to. The GPL states that modifications to the code have to be made available to the receipients (users) of the code, not to the world at large. Unless you are part of the Iraqi's normal software distribution channels, there is no expectation that you would receive source code modifications.
I think that you should put large topic related cnet style ads into the text of the article. And instead of the small topic graphics, you can place tiny ads next to the news items. The targeted ad placement should drive up your hit rate and annoy/. users enough that they might pay for a no ad sight. At least that way you would be whoring for dollars and not karma!
PHP Coder is an PHP IDE written for Microsoft platforms by a German High School student. Of course, he does state that he spent a year in the United States...
I care. Working as a sysad for a large DoD contractor, I would love to be able to push for Linux systems on the network. There is a strong push to move UNIX workstations and servers to NT from the powers that be while the actual sysads are coming to favor LINUX systems. But they will never get to voice that option without somekind of security review and approval. (By the way, the NT boxes get to be on the networks by hiding behind VPNs)
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I don't really get the haiku.
Why do so many think it is so cool?
English isnt alive,
In 5-7-5.
So instead try it in limerick-fu.
DISA has released a DII COE kernel for Red Hat 7.2 This can be interpreted that the DoD is slowly accepting Linux as a "standard" server and workstation.
http://www.disa.mil/coe/kpc/linuxpc.html
An open source project to reimplement the DII COE APIs
http://rhinohide.cx
From the background: " ... Answering a client's questions is dependent upon the knowledge a travel agent has acquired. Since `travel` is an intangible product, the communicative skills of the travel agent are paramount to success. The client relies on the travel agent's advice in making important vacation decisions. "
... In such case, the assistance that the fictitious person who appears on the video screen can give to the applicant in filing the tax form can be easily programmed on the videodisc. "
From the summary of the invention: "
This seems to describe a "virtual" Max Headroom salesperson AI who can present online products uniquely packaged for a particular customer. I would argue that is a far cry from the your typical ecommerce site.
So let me get this straight ...
You feel completely comfortable using a communications system (ARPANET->INTERNET) partially developed to maintain military comms to tell us not to use your code in military systems.
Seems a bit hypocritical to me.
A license change may not even be necessary. Apache and BSD license do not require source distribution, even to customers (although the DoD usually obtains ownership of code it pays to have developed).
:-). XFTP and XDIR are used and NEDIT has been seen in a few places. DIICOE has a ZIRCON CHAT segment.
As to OSS in the military. APACHE COE segments are used in the navy (although not libraried by DISA). DIICOE also uses TCL and PERL as standard components. There is much use of sendmail and BIND although that is because they are delivered as part of the OS with Solaris and HP-US. Some sites are deploying OpenSSH (hope they are following the CERTs). Heck, DII COE 2.0 seems to have been released into the public domain by the JPL (at least certain pieces of it) but there don't seem to be any copies laying around
I believe that the security arguments have been somewhat answered. Noone believes that any software can be more insecure that MS products. But it seems that the same impediments exist for OSS adoption by DoD contractors as in the commericial industry. To Wit: who is to blame for the problems that occur and who will fix them. Most DoD contractors would want a reputable "owner" of any major software component that they could turn to who had the expertise to fix bugs and add features to meet the contractors/DoD requirements in a timely fashion.
>>>PKI is here to stay, and it would be wise for other browser makers to come up with support for this would it not? Funny... we are fielding a PKI solution using Netscape Servers and browsers. What makes you think that "other" browsers don't support PKI?
do you think that Saddam would respect the requirements of GPL?
... he doesn't have to. The GPL states that modifications to the code have to be made available to the receipients (users) of the code, not to the world at large. Unless you are part of the Iraqi's normal software distribution channels, there is no expectation that you would receive source code modifications.
I assume that you mean, "Would Saddam disclose the Iraq's modifications to GPL code?"
And the answer is
I think that you should put large topic related cnet style ads into the text of the article. And instead of the small topic graphics, you can place tiny ads next to the news items. The targeted ad placement should drive up your hit rate and annoy /. users enough that they might pay for a no ad sight. At least that way you would be whoring for dollars and not karma!
PHP Coder is an PHP IDE written for Microsoft platforms by a German High School student. Of course, he does state that he spent a year in the United States ...
Actually, I would like to see a Beowulf cluster of hacked Furbys!
I care. Working as a sysad for a large DoD contractor, I would love to be able to push for Linux systems on the network. There is a strong push to move UNIX workstations and servers to NT from the powers that be while the actual sysads are coming to favor LINUX systems. But they will never get to voice that option without somekind of security review and approval. (By the way, the NT boxes get to be on the networks by hiding behind VPNs)